ACTOR
Gale Gordon
1906 - 1995
Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr., February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor who was Lucille Ball's longtime television foil, particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television sitcom The Lucy Show. Gordon also appeared in I Love Lucy and had starring roles in Ball's successful third series Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth and final series Life with Lucy. Gordon was also a radio actor who played school principal Osgood Conklin in Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden, in both the 1948–1957 radio series and the 1952–1956 television series. He also co-starred as the second Mr. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gale Gordon is the 10,150th most popular actor (down from 9,877th in 2024), the 15,045th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,444th in 2019) and the 4,719th most popular American Actor.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Gale Gordon ranks 440. Before him are Barbara Bennett, Esmond Knight, Donald Woods, Victoria Spivey, Bea Benaderet, and Julio Rosales. After him are Michael O'Shea, Dave Trottier, Barbara Jo Allen, Cleanth Brooks, Roger Livesey, and Dorothy Tree. Among people deceased in 1995, Gale Gordon ranks 332. Before him are James Merrill, Alex Groza, Paul Eddington, Genevieve Tobin, Oveta Culp Hobby, and Kay Aldridge. After him are Mary Beth Hughes, Shannon Hoon, Qiu Miaojin, Jeffrey Lynn, Wilfred Jacobs, and Bill Rowling.
Others Born in 1906
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Barbara Bennett
ACTOR
1906 - 1958
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 434
Esmond Knight
ACTOR
1906 - 1987
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 435
Donald Woods
ACTOR
1906 - 1998
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 436
Victoria Spivey
SINGER
1906 - 1976
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 437
Bea Benaderet
ACTOR
1906 - 1968
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 438
Julio Rosales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1983
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 439
Gale Gordon
ACTOR
1906 - 1995
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 440
Michael O'Shea
ACTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 441
Dave Trottier
ATHLETE
1906 - 1956
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 442
Barbara Jo Allen
ACTOR
1906 - 1974
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 443
Cleanth Brooks
WRITER
1906 - 1994
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 444
Roger Livesey
ACTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 445
Dorothy Tree
ACTOR
1906 - 1992
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 446
Others Deceased in 1995
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James Merrill
WRITER
1926 - 1995
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 326
Alex Groza
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1926 - 1995
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 327
Paul Eddington
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 328
Genevieve Tobin
ACTOR
1899 - 1995
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 329
Oveta Culp Hobby
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 330
Kay Aldridge
ACTOR
1917 - 1995
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 331
Gale Gordon
ACTOR
1906 - 1995
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 332
Mary Beth Hughes
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 333
Shannon Hoon
MUSICIAN
1967 - 1995
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 334
Qiu Miaojin
WRITER
1969 - 1995
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 335
Jeffrey Lynn
ACTOR
1909 - 1995
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 336
Wilfred Jacobs
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1995
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 337
Bill Rowling
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1995
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 338
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Gale Gordon ranks 4,726. Before him are Brigette Lundy-Paine (1994), Max Thieriot (1988), Jason Gedrick (1965), Fred Tatasciore (1967), Johnny Lewis (1983), Joyce DeWitt (1949), Bonnie Somerville (1974), David Gallagher (1985), David Herman (1967), Amanda Wyss (1960), and Thomas Meighan (1879). After him are Catherine Burns (1945).
Brigette Lundy-Paine
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 4,715
Max Thieriot
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 4,716
Jason Gedrick
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 4,717
Fred Tatasciore
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 4,718
Johnny Lewis
1983 - 2012
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 4,719
Joyce DeWitt
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 4,720
Bonnie Somerville
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 4,721
David Gallagher
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 4,722
David Herman
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 4,723
Amanda Wyss
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 4,724
Thomas Meighan
1879 - 1936
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 4,725
Gale Gordon
1906 - 1995
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 4,726
Catherine Burns
1945 - 2019
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 4,727
